

Did the cookie crumble… or crack open the door to something better?
16 snips Jun 11, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Erica Chriss, an expert debater on advertising and marketing, tackles the pivotal topic of cookie deprecation. She and her co-debater, Joe Zawadzki, explore whether this shift is a crisis or an opportunity for innovation in digital identity management. The conversation dives into the tug-of-war between consumer privacy and convenience, the rise of retail media networks, and the industry's struggle to adapt amidst infrastructure changes. With plenty of insights for marketers, the debate is both timely and thought-provoking.
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Cookies Shaped Ad Tech Infrastructure
- Cookie technology fundamentally shaped advertising infrastructures despite its flaws.
- The concept of identity for marketing remains crucial even as cookie protocols falter.
Retail Media's New Momentum
- The economic momentum in ad tech is now driven by retail media and audience curation, not cookies.
- Consent-driven, opted-in connections prove more effective and consumer-respecting than cookie-based tracking.
Consumer Contradictions in Privacy
- Consumers want privacy and easy experiences, creating a tension in identity management.
- This contradiction is the new normal in digital advertising post-cookie.